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Liverpool drop points after West Ham draw

Liverpool have missed the chance to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 1-1 draw against West Ham United at the London Stadium this evening.

The leaders took the lead through Sadio Mane midway through the first half, but it was an unconvincing performances from Jurgen Klopp’s side and the Hammers were well worth the point given to them by Michail Antonio’s quickfire equaliser.

Indeed, the hosts may feel that they could have come away with all three points given that Liverpool’s goal should have been ruled out for a clear offside in the buildup, and in the end it was the visitors who survived a string of clear chances to escape with a second draw in the space of a week.

The result does mean that Liverpool extend their advantage at the top to three points, but Manchester City will now have the chance to leapfrog them in the table by beating Everton on Wednesday night.

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Liverpool had seen both Tottenham Hotspur and Man City close the gap with wins over the weekend, but the leaders were sluggish from the off and could have fallen behind within three minutes when Javier Hernandez curled narrowly wide after being teed up by Mark Noble.

Aaron Cresswell also came close in the opening 10 minutes as West Ham made the brighter start, with the full-back flashing a low drive just past the far post after some uncertain defending from the visitors.

 

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